The Balvenie, a Scottish whisky distiller, rolls into Denver next week for a tasting, as well as a leg in its nationwide tour – using the car in the picture above – of artisans and craftsmen. In Denver, the roadshow visits Fin Art, a company that makes furniture out of all sorts of recycled things – walnut flooring, gas pipes, airplane wings.

For nearly 20 years, Pints Pub has enjoyed a reputation as one of the best lunch locations in the city.

Denver has no shortage of sandwich shops or watering holes, but it’s relatively light on the lived-in variety — the kind that reek of history, both literally and figuratively.

While Pints Pub is barely 20 years old, the Golden Triangle mainstay offers both a remarkable consistency and an attention to detail that more than makes up for its not-so-historical lifespan.

The oaky interior of the authentic English-style public house proudly boasts a world-class selection of over 250 scotches, as well as a mouth-watering variety of artisan, cask-conditioned ales (I highly recommend the rich but quaffable Phonebox Red Ale and Airedale Pale Ale).

But given its proximity to downtown’s cultural and civic institutions — about a block from the Denver Art Museum, the Denver Public Library, Denver Police headquarters and others — it’s also a favored lunch destination.